[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 118 (Monday, July 15, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D843-D847]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 16 through July 19, 2019

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Peter Joseph Phipps, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Third Circuit, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation of the 
nomination at 3 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Peter Joseph Phipps, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Protocol 
Amending the Tax Convention with Spain (Treaty Doc. 113-4).
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: July 18, to 
hold hearings to examine agricultural research and 2018 Farm Bill 
implementation, 10:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 16, to hold hearings to examine 
the expected nomination of Mark T. Esper, to be Secretary of 
Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  July 18, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
military nominations, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 16, to hold 
hearings to examine Facebook's proposed digital currency and data 
privacy considerations, 10 a.m., SH-216.

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  July 17, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to examine 
economic mobility, focusing on whether the American dream is in crisis, 
9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  July 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine export control 
reform implementation, focusing on outside perspectives, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 17, to 
hold hearings to examine National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration plans for deep space exploration, focusing on the 
Moon to Mars, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 16, business 
meeting to consider S. 143, to authorize the Department of Energy to 
conduct collaborative research with the Department of Veterans 
Affairs in order to improve healthcare services for veterans in the 
United States, S. 174, to provide for the establishment of a pilot 
program to identify security vulnerabilities of certain entities in 
the energy sector, S. 253, to coordinate the provision of energy 
retrofitting assistance to schools, S. 520, to require the Secretary 
of Energy to establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program, 
S. 715, to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the 
manufacturing sector by directing the Secretary of Energy, in 
coordination with the National Academies and other appropriate 
Federal agencies, to develop a national smart manufacturing plan and 
to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in 
implementing smart manufacturing programs, S. 816, to amend the 
Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of 
natural gas, S. 859, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric 
efficiency improvement incentives, S. 903, to direct the Secretary 
of Energy to establish advanced nuclear goals, provide for a 
versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source, make available high-
assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and 
demonstration of advanced nuclear reactor concepts, S. 983, to amend 
the Energy Conservation and Production Act to reauthorize the 
weatherization assistance program, S. 990, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the implementation of 
the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program First Increment 
Extension for threatened and endangered species in the Central and 
Lower Platte River Basin, S. 1052, to authorize the Office of Fossil 
Energy to develop advanced separation technologies for the 
extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from 
coal and coal byproducts, S. 1064, to require the Secretary of 
Energy to conduct a study on the national security implications of 
building ethane and other natural-gas-liquids-related petrochemical 
infrastructure in the United States, S. 1085, to support research, 
development, and other activities to develop innovative vehicle 
technologies, S. 1201, to amend the fossil energy research and 
development provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to enhance 
fossil fuel technology, S. 1245, to improve energy performance in 
Federal buildings, S. 1286, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
to facilitate the commercialization of energy and related 
technologies developed at Department of Energy facilities with 
promising commercial potential, S. 1317, to facilitate the 
availability, development, and environmentally responsible 
production of domestic resources to meet national material or 
critical mineral needs, S. 1685, to require the Secretary of Energy 
to establish a program for the research, development, and 
demonstration of commercially viable technologies for the capture of 
carbon dioxide produced during the generation of natural gas-
generated power, S. 1706, to amend the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance contracting 
in Federal facilities, S. 1857, to amend the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act to improve Federal energy and water 
performance requirements for Federal buildings and establish a 
Federal Energy Management Program, H.R. 347, to extend the 
authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 
1978 relating to the disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado, H.R. 
762, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide for 
the dissemination of information regarding available Federal 
programs relating to energy efficiency projects for schools, and 
H.R. 1138, to reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  July 16, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, to 
hold hearings to examine long-term management options for the Bureau 
of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Program, 2:30 p.m., SD-
366.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to 
examine opportunities to increase water storage and conservation 
through rehabilitation and development of water supply 
infrastructure, including S. 1570, to provide flexibility to allow 
greater aquifer recharge, S. 1932, to support water infrastructure 
in Reclamation States, and S. 2044, to amend the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 to establish an Aging Infrastructure Account, 
to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to provide 
additional funds under that Act, to establish a review of flood 
control rule curves pilot project within the Bureau of Reclamation, 
10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 17, to hold 
hearings to examine electric battery production and waste, focusing 
on opportunities and challenges, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 16, Subcommittee on Near 
East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, to hold 
hearings to examine Iraq, focusing on a crossroads of United States 
policy, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  July 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Michelle A. Bekkering, of the District of Columbia, to 
be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 16, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Ann C. Fisher, of the 
District of Columbia, and Ashley Jay Elizabeth Poling, of North 
Carolina, both to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory 
Commission, Catherine Bird, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Rainey R. Brandt, and Shana 
Frost Matini, both to be an Associate Judge

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of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  July 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 2020 
Census, focusing on conducting a secure and accurate count, 2:30 
p.m., SD-342.
  July 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine unprecedented 
migration at the United States southern border, focusing on 
bipartisan policy recommendations from the Homeland Security 
Advisory Council, 9:15 a.m., SD-342.
  July 17, Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency 
Management, to hold hearings to examine the Federally incurred cost 
of regulatory changes and how such changes are made, 2:30 p.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 17, business meeting to consider 
S. 886, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to 
make the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent, and S. 2071, 
to repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Indians, 2:30 p.m., SD-
628.
  Committee on Judiciary: July 16, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
to hold hearings to examine Google and censorship through search 
engines, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  July 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 18, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1273, to 
amend title 17, United States Code, to establish an alternative 
dispute resolution program for copyright small claims, S. 1883, to 
improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and the nominations of 
Douglas Russell Cole, and Matthew Walden McFarland, both to be a 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 
Robert Anthony Molloy, to be Judge for the District Court of the 
Virgin Islands, and Kea Whetzal Riggs, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Mexico, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 16, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  July 18, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: July 17, to hold hearings to examine 
combating robocall fraud, focusing on using telecom advances and law 
enforcement to stop scammers and protect seniors, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 17, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, 
Horticulture, and Research, hearing entitled ``Assessing the 
Effectiveness of the National Organic Program'', 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Education and Labor, July 17, Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education; and Subcommittee on 
Higher Education and Workforce Investment, joint hearing entitled 
``Educating our Educators: How Federal Policy Can Better Support 
Teachers and School Leaders'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 17, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 3375, the ``Stopping Bad Robocalls Act''; H.R. 2211, the 
``STURDY Act''; H.R. 3172, the ``Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 
2019''; H.R. 3170, the ``Safe Cribs Act of 2019''; H.R. 1618, the 
``Nicholas and Zachary Burt Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act 
of 2019''; H.R. 806, the ``Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 
2019''; H.R. 2647, the ``SOFFA''; H.R. 1315, the ``Blue Collar to 
Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019''; H.R. 2665, the ``Smart 
Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2019''; H.R. 2044, the ``Smart 
Building Acceleration Act''; H.R. 359, the ``Enhancing Grid Security 
through Public-Private Partnerships Act''; H.R. 360, the ``Cyber 
Sense Act of 2019''; H.R. 362, the ``Energy Emergency Leadership 
Act''; H.R. 370, the ``Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity 
Preparedness Act''; H.R. 2088, a bill to amend the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reauthorize the Energy 
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 2041, the ``Weatherization Enhancement and Local 
Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act''; H.R. 2119, a 
bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize grants 
for improving the energy efficiency of public buildings, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 2781, the ``EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 728, the ``Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 
2019''; H.R. 1058, the ``Autism CARES Act of 2019''; H.R. 2507, the 
``Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019''; H.R. 
776, the ``Emergency Medical Services for Children Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2019''; H.R. 2035, the ``Lifespan Respite 
Care Reauthorization Act of 2019''; H.R. 2296, the ``METRIC Act''; 
H.R. 2328, the ``REACH Act''; and H.R. 3432, the ``Safer Pipelines 
Act of 2019'', 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 17, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining Facebook's Proposed Cryptocurrency and Its 
Impact on Consumers, Investors, and the American Financial System'', 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 17, Full Committee, markup on 
H. Res. 326, expressing the sense of the House regarding United 
States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a 
negotiated two-state solution; H. Res. 246, opposing efforts to 
delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, 
and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel; H.R. 1850, the 
``Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 
2019''; H.R. 1837, the ``United States-Israel Cooperation 
Enhancement and Regional Security Act''; H. Res. 138, expressing 
support for addressing the Arab-Israeli conflict in a concurrent 
track with the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and commending Arab 
and Muslim-majority states that have improved bilateral relations 
with Israel; H. Con. Res. 32, expressing the sense of Congress 
regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens 
Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 
1999; H. Res. 442, observing 10 years since the war in Sri Lanka 
ended on May 18, 2009, commemorating the lives lost, and expressing 
support for transitional justice, reconciliation, reconstruction, 
reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka, which are necessary to ensure a 
lasting peace and a prosperous future for all Sri Lankans; H.R. 
3501, the ``Safeguard our Elections and

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Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act''; H.R. 2097, to 
recognize the Hmong, Khmer, Laotian, and other ethnic groups 
commonly referred to as Montagnards, who supported and defended the 
Armed Forces during the conflict in Southeast Asia, authorize 
assistance to support activities relating to clearance of unexploded 
ordnance and other explosive remnants of war, and for other 
purposes; and H. Res. 127, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives on the importance and vitality of the United States 
alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral 
cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, July 17, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 2203, the ``Homeland Security Improvement Act''; H.R. 3106, the 
``Domestic Terrorism DATA Act''; H.R. 3246, the ``Traveling Parents 
Screening Consistency Act of 2019''; H.R. 3318, the ``Emerging 
Transportation Security Threats Act of 2019''; H.R. 3320, the 
``Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2019''; H.R. 
3356, the ``Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act''; H.R. 
3413, the ``DHS Acquisition Reform Act of 2019''; H.R. 3525, the 
``U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act''; H.R. 3526, 
the ``Counter Terrorist Network Act''; H.R. 3669, the ``Weatherizing 
Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 
2019''; H.R. 3670, the ``Short-term Detention Act''; H.R. 3675, the 
``Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 3691, the ``TRANSLATE Act''; H.R. 3694, the ``Helping Families 
Fly Act of 2019''; H.R. 3699, the ``Pipeline Security Act''; H.R. 
3710, the ``Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act''; 
legislation on the Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act 
of 2019; legislation on the ``Strategic and Humane Southern Border 
Migrant Response Act'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 17, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 3239, the ``Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs 
and Border Protection Custody Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the 
Internet, hearing entitled ``Counterfeits and Cluttering: Emerging 
Threats to the Integrity of the Trademark System and the Impact on 
American Consumers and Businesses'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 17, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 1373, the ``Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act''; H.R. 
2181, the ``Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 3405, the ``Removing Uranium from the Critical Minerals List 
Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing on 
H.R. 2245, the ``CECIL Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 18, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public 
Lands, hearing on H.R. 401, the ``Lowell Observatory Conveyance 
Act''; H.R. 1492, the ``Yucca House National Monument Boundary 
Revision Act''; H.R. 1572, the ``Botanical Sciences and Native Plant 
Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act''; and H.R. 2819, 
the ``Gold Star Families National Monument Extension Act'', 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, July 17, Subcommittee on 
Government Operations, hearing entitled ``To the Cloud! The Cloudy 
Role of FedRAMP in IT Modernization'', 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 18, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Hearing with Acting 
Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan'', 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 17, Subcommittee 
on Research and Technology; and Subcommittee on Investigations and 
Oversight, joint hearing entitled ``Scientific Integrity in Federal 
Agencies'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 17, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``The Future of 
Electricity Delivery: Modernizing and Securing our Nation's 
Electricity Grid'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 17, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 3537, the ``Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2019''; 
legislation on the Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and 
Veterans Act; H.R. 1615, the ``Verification Alignment and Service-
disabled Business Adjustment Act''; H.R. 499, the ``Service-Disabled 
Veterans Small Business Continuation Act''; and H.R. 3661, the 
``Patriotic Employer Protection Act'', 11:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 17, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``State of Aviation 
Safety'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 17, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on H.R. 561, the ``Protecting Business 
Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019''; H.R. 716, the ``Homeless 
Veterans Legal Services Act''; H.R. 1615, the ``VA-SBA Act''; H.R. 
2227, the ``Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers 
Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019''; H.R. 2618, to amend the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide a guarantee of residency 
for registration of businesses of spouses of members of the 
uniformed services, to improve occupational license portability for 
military spouses through interstate compacts, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 2924, the ``Housing for Women Veterans Act''; 
legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
State approving agencies to carry out outreach activities; 
legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to require that 
educational institutions abide by Principles of Excellence as a 
condition of approval for purposes of the educational assistance 
programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
require proprietary for-profit educational institutions to comply 
with Federal revenue limits to participate in educational assistance 
programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs; legislation to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to require that certain educational 
institutions have letters of credit as a condition of approval for 
purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; legislation on the Forever 
GI Bill Class Evaluation Act; legislation on

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the VA Economic Hardship Report Act; legislation to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to collect overpayments of specially 
adapted housing assistance; legislation on the legal Services for 
Homeless Veterans Act; legislation on the GI Bill Access to Career 
Credentials Act; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to extend the time period under which an election must be made for 
entitlement to educational assistance under the All-Volunteer 
Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans Affairs; 
legislation on the Student Veteran Empowerment Act of 2019; and 
legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
Program for individuals who pursue programs of education solely 
through distance learning on more than a half-time basis, 10 a.m., 
HVC-210.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: July 16, to hold 
hearings to examine responding to hate crimes, focusing on the role 
of religious actors, 11 a.m., 2200, Rayburn Building.
  July 18, Full Committee, to receive a briefing to examine truth, 
reconciliation, and healing toward a unified future, 10 a.m., 2167, 
Rayburn Building.